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2012 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	960202
Internal NHTSA #	10493467
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA
Model Year	2012
File date	31/12/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased my new altima s2. 5 convience pkg plus 1st of aug 2012. I bought new car to be safe this was my 3rd altima. Mon. Dec 31, 2012 @ 11;15 a. M. I made right turn into home driveway. My driveway is steep house sits down was proceeding forward down driveway to enter garage. I had brakes no warnings or indicators anything was wrong. Top of drive had brakes on, then let off little to allow car to go forward. As i eased off liitle on brakes down car started to accelerate to fast so tried to apply pressure to brakes and went to floor, started pumping brakes and nothing car would not slow down to avoid going through garage door or side of house veered to right steering was little tight all could think was keep pumping brakes! Car went off embankment airborne landed on neighbors driveway empact shook me. Car is proceeding through their backyard still pumping brakes no results i see huge tree headed for frantic to stop car next i know i am dased airbag deployed car is on drivers side up aganist tree see smoke coming out front. Ema had be pulled out backseat through passenger side. Car went off 6' striaght retaining wall tires pulled cinder blocks down kept me from head on tree. My brakes failed person towed my car while incline said had no brakes, but body shop said have brakes they're not going total car or check master cylinder $13,000 damage it can be repaired, but can't drive this car it is not safe for me. My brakes failed. I bought new 2012 altima my 3rd one, car 4 mos. Old 4,000 miles this shouldn't happen. Learned recall sent out 2012-2013 power steering bolts. I had go by ambulance to er i have been hurt. Nissan making me gather info send to investigate if defect. Taken so long ins gives rental car 25 days nissan won't provide one until through investigating for defect which hasn't statred. My car is not safe and i have prove to them. Your car should not hurt you!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BIRMINGHAM, AL
VIN pattern	1N4AL2AP8CNXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Nissan ALTIMA Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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